Very strong Magnitude 6.6 earthquake – South Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 12:24 pm
21 Feb 23:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.
21 Feb 23:35: Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (7.8 mi) towards W.
21 Feb 23:42: Now using data updates from USGS
22 Feb 00:07: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.3. Epicenter location corrected by 1.3 km (0.8 mi) towards NE.
21 Feb 23:35: Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (7.8 mi) towards W.
21 Feb 23:42: Now using data updates from USGS
22 Feb 00:07: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.3. Epicenter location corrected by 1.3 km (0.8 mi) towards NE.
Date & time: Feb 21, 2022 23:24:12 UTC – 45 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 12:24 pm (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 69.7601°S / 165.4321°E
(South Pacific Ocean, Antarctica) Antipode: 69.76°N / 14.568°W
